Recovery and Life Balance for Scam Victims – 2025 SCARS Editorial Team2025-04-15T11:56:20-04:00April 15th, 2025|Categories: • PSYCHOLOGY, • FEATURED ARTICLE, • FOR SCAM VICTIMS, 2025, ARTICLE, Vianey Gonzalez B.Sc(Psych)|Tags: Life Balance, Recovery Psychology, Scam Victim Recovery, Scam Victim Recovery Psychology, Scam Victims| Read More 0
The Challenge of Staying Present: A Human Struggle for Scam Victims – 2025 SCARS Editorial Team2025-04-15T05:56:08-04:00April 15th, 2025|Categories: • PSYCHOLOGY, • FEATURED ARTICLE, • FOR SCAM VICTIMS, 2025, ARTICLE, Tim McGuinness PhD, Vianey Gonzalez B.Sc(Psych)|Tags: Minfulness, Recovery Psychology, Scam Victim Recovery, Scam Victim Recovery Psychology, Scam Victims, Staying Present| Read More 0
Understanding Scam Victim Mindsets – 2025 SCARS Editorial Team2025-04-14T22:53:17-04:00April 14th, 2025|Categories: • PSYCHOLOGY, • FEATURED ARTICLE, • FOR SCAM VICTIMS, 2025, ARTICLE, Tim McGuinness PhD, Vianey Gonzalez B.Sc(Psych)|Tags: Recovery Psychology, Scam Victim Mindsets, Scam Victim Recovery, Scam Victims| Read More 2
The Call of the Void – L’appel du Vide – A Strange Mental State – 2025 SCARS Editorial Team2025-04-13T19:21:37-04:00April 13th, 2025|Categories: • PSYCHOLOGY, • FEATURED ARTICLE, • FOR SCAM VICTIMS, 2025, ARTICLE, Tim McGuinness PhD, Vianey Gonzalez B.Sc(Psych)|Tags: Call of the Void, Default Mode, L'appel du Vide, Recovery Psychology, Scam Victim Recovery, Scam Victims| Read More 2
The Performative Apology – Empty Apologies and Hidden Blame: What Scam Victims Should Know About Social Sympathy – 2025 SCARS Editorial Team2025-04-12T11:00:58-04:00April 12th, 2025|Categories: Tim McGuinness PhD, • FEATURED ARTICLE, • FOR SCAM VICTIMS, • PSYCHOLOGY, 2025, ARTICLE, Vianey Gonzalez B.Sc(Psych)|Tags: Empty Apologies, Hidden Blame, Performative Apology, Recovery Psychology, Scam Victim Recovery, Scam Victim Recovery Psychology, Scam Victims, Social Sympathy| Read More 1
The Myth of the “One-Time Lesson”: Why Scam Victims Recovery Requires Ongoing Effort and Emotional Vigilance – 2025 SCARS Editorial Team2025-04-12T06:09:07-04:00April 12th, 2025|Categories: • PSYCHOLOGY, • FEATURED ARTICLE, • FOR SCAM VICTIMS, 2025, ARTICLE, Tim McGuinness PhD, Vianey Gonzalez B.Sc(Psych)|Tags: Recovery Psychology, Scam Survivors, Scam Victim Recovery, Scam Victim Recovery Psychology, Scam Victims, Trauma| Read More 2
Glimmers of Light – the Positive Side of Experience for Scam Victims – 2025 SCARS Editorial Team2025-04-11T16:59:45-04:00April 11th, 2025|Categories: • PSYCHOLOGY, • FEATURED ARTICLE, • FOR SCAM VICTIMS, 2025, ARTICLE, Tim McGuinness PhD, Vianey Gonzalez B.Sc(Psych)|Tags: Glimmers, Polyvagal Theory, Recovery Psychology, Scam Victim Recovery, Scam Victim Recovery Psychology, Scam Victims| Read More 3
Common Sense and How Ignoring It Leads to Bad Outcomes – For Scam Victims – 2025 SCARS Editorial Team2025-04-11T15:40:37-04:00April 11th, 2025|Categories: • PSYCHOLOGY, • FEATURED ARTICLE, • FOR SCAM VICTIMS, 2025, ARTICLE, Tim McGuinness PhD|Tags: Cognitive Biases, Common Sense, Logical Fallacies, Recovery Psychology, Relationship Scams, Scam Victim Recovery, Scam Victim Recovery Psychology, Scam Victims, Schemas| Read More 1
A Different Perspective of the Recovery Journey for Scam Victims – 2025 SCARS Editorial Team2025-04-11T02:27:23-04:00April 11th, 2025|Categories: • PSYCHOLOGY, • FEATURED ARTICLE, • FOR SCAM VICTIMS, • PHILOSOPHY, 2025, ARTICLE, Tim McGuinness PhD, Vianey Gonzalez B.Sc(Psych)|Tags: Hermann Hesse, Recovery Journey, Recovery Psychology, Scam Victim Recovery, Scam Victims, Wisdom| Read More 0
Everything is Finite and What That Means to Scam Victims – 2025 SCARS Editorial Team2025-04-10T17:44:22-04:00April 10th, 2025|Categories: • PSYCHOLOGY, • FEATURED ARTICLE, • FOR SCAM VICTIMS, 2025, ARTICLE, Tim McGuinness PhD, Vianey Gonzalez B.Sc(Psych)|Tags: Finite, Finitude, Recovery Psychology, Scam Victim Recovery, Scam Victims| Read More 0
The Power of Storytelling for Scam Victims Working through Their Recovery – 2025 SCARS Editorial Team2025-04-09T18:47:43-04:00April 9th, 2025|Categories: • PSYCHOLOGY, • FEATURED ARTICLE, • FOR SCAM VICTIMS, • VICTIM'S STORY, 2025, ARTICLE, Tim McGuinness PhD|Tags: Arabian Nights, Recovery Psychology, Scam Victim Recovery, Scam Victims, Scheherazade, Stories, Storytelling| Read More 2
The Hidden Majority: Why Most Scam Victims Don’t Achieve Recovery—and How You Can Be the Exception – 2025 SCARS Editorial Team2025-04-09T14:32:53-04:00April 9th, 2025|Categories: • PSYCHOLOGY, • FEATURED ARTICLE, • FOR SCAM VICTIMS, 2025, ARTICLE, Tim McGuinness PhD, Vianey Gonzalez B.Sc(Psych)|Tags: Healing, Recovery, Recovery Psychology, Scam Victim Recovery, Scam Victim Recovery Psychology, Scam Victims, Trauma| Read More 4
Awareness of the Unseen Mind and Body After The Trauma of a Scam – 2025 SCARS Editorial Team2025-04-09T12:57:50-04:00April 9th, 2025|Categories: • FEATURED ARTICLE, • FOR SCAM VICTIMS, • PHILOSOPHY, 2025, ARTICLE, Tim McGuinness PhD, Vianey Gonzalez B.Sc(Psych)|Tags: Mind and Body, Phenomenology, Recovery Philosophy, Recovery Psychology, Scam Victim Recovery, Scam Victims, Unseen Mind| Read More 1
Socially Shared Hallucinations (Reality) and Collusive Madness from Scam Victims Struggling to Recover – 2025 SCARS Editorial Team2025-04-07T07:39:45-04:00April 7th, 2025|Categories: • PSYCHOLOGY, • FEATURED ARTICLE, • FOR SCAM VICTIMS, 2025, ARTICLE, FOUNDATIONAL KNOWLEDGE, Tim McGuinness PhD, Vianey Gonzalez B.Sc(Psych)|Tags: Guilt, Reality, Recovery Process, Recovery Psychology, Scam Victim Recovery, Scam Victims, Self-Blame, Shame, Truth| Read More 0
The Survivor Mindset Theory: A Philosophical and Psychological Necessity for Scam Survivors – 2025 SCARS Editorial Team2025-04-08T20:24:16-04:00April 5th, 2025|Categories: • FEATURED ARTICLE, • FOR ADVOCATES, • FOR SCAM VICTIMS, • FOUNDATIONS OF SCAM VICTIM RECOVERY, • PHILOSOPHY, • PSYCHOLOGY, 2025, ARTICLE, FOUNDATIONAL KNOWLEDGE, Tim McGuinness PhD|Tags: Philosophy, Philosophy of Recovery, Recovery Psychology, Scam Survivors, Scam Victim Psychology, Scam Victim Recovery Psychology, Scam Victims, Survivor Mindset, Theory| Read More 0
The Lasting Chronic Wound of Trauma – Care and Healing for Scam Victim-Survivors – 2025 SCARS Editorial Team2025-04-08T20:26:58-04:00April 2nd, 2025|Categories: • PSYCHOLOGY, • FEATURED ARTICLE, • FOR SCAM VICTIMS, 2025, ARTICLE, FOUNDATIONAL KNOWLEDGE, Tim McGuinness PhD, Vianey Gonzalez B.Sc(Psych)|Tags: Healing, Recovery Psychology, Scam Victim, Scam Victim Recovery, Trauma, Wound| Read More 2
Harmonic Oscillation and the Emotions of Scam Victims – 2025 SCARS Editorial Team2025-03-31T06:44:39-04:00March 31st, 2025|Categories: • PSYCHOLOGY, • FEATURED ARTICLE, • FOR SCAM VICTIMS, 2025, ARTICLE, Tim McGuinness PhD|Tags: Emotions, Harmonic Oscillation, Recovery Psychology, Scam Victim Recovery, Scam Victims| Read More 1
The Construct of Consciousness – Exploring the Inner I for Scam Victims – 2025 SCARS Editorial Team2025-03-30T22:10:45-04:00March 30th, 2025|Categories: • PSYCHOLOGY, • FEATURED ARTICLE, • FOR SCAM VICTIMS, 2025, ARTICLE, Tim McGuinness PhD|Tags: Attachment, Consciousness, Meditation, Recovery Psychology, Scam Victim Recovery, Scam Victims| Read More 0
Why Do Scam Victims Need to Look at Scammer Photos // ¿Por qué las Víctimas de Estafas Deben Mirar las Fotos de los Estafadores? – 2025 SCARS Editorial Team2025-03-26T23:15:17-04:00March 26th, 2025|Categories: • PSYCHOLOGY, • FEATURED ARTICLE, • FOR SCAM VICTIMS, 2025, ARTICLE, Vianey Gonzalez B.Sc(Psych)|Tags: Fake Profiles, Fotos de los Estafadores, Psicología de la recuperación, Recovery Psychology, Recuperación de víctimas de estafas, Scam Victim Recovery, Scammer Photos, Stolen Photos, Víctimas de estafas| Read More 2
In Lying Lies Psychological Conflict for Those Who Have Been the Victim of Betrayal – 2025 SCARS Editorial Team2025-03-24T17:55:20-04:00March 24th, 2025|Categories: • PSYCHOLOGY, • FEATURED ARTICLE, • FOR SCAM VICTIMS, 2025, ARTICLE, Tim McGuinness PhD, Vianey Gonzalez B.Sc(Psych)|Tags: Defense Mechanism, Guilt, Lying and Lies, Recovery Psychology, Scam Victim Behavior, Scam Victim Recovery, Scam Victims, Self-Blame, Shame, Truth| Read More 1
Don’t Forget to Read this – I almost Forgot to Write it – 2025 SCARS Editorial Team2025-03-23T03:13:17-04:00March 23rd, 2025|Categories: • PSYCHOLOGY, • FEATURED ARTICLE, • FOR SCAM VICTIMS, 2025, ARTICLE, Tim McGuinness PhD, Vianey Gonzalez B.Sc(Psych)|Tags: Forget, Forgot, Memory, Recovery Psychology, Remember, Scam Victim Recovery, Scam Victims| Read More 0
Relaxing to ‘True Crime’ TV Shows Can Be a Red Flag for Psychological Issues – 2025 SCARS Editorial Team2025-03-19T16:30:50-04:00March 19th, 2025|Categories: • PSYCHOLOGY, • FEATURED ARTICLE, • FOR SCAM VICTIMS, 2025, ARTICLE, Tim McGuinness PhD|Tags: Coping Mechanism, Recovery Psychology, Scam Victim Psychology, True Crime, Watching Crime TV| Read More 0
From Pain to Empowerment: Using Compassion and Social Responsibility to Overcome Scams – 2025 SCARS Editorial Team2025-03-18T16:04:38-04:00March 18th, 2025|Categories: Tim McGuinness PhD, • FEATURED ARTICLE, • FOR ADVOCATES, • FOR SCAM VICTIMS, • PSYCHOLOGY, 2025, ARTICLE|Tags: Compassion, Recovery Psychology, Scam Victim Recovery, Scam Victims, Social Responsibility| Read More 0
Monsters of the Id – How Scam Victims’ Own Emotions Can Sabotage Their Recovery – 2025 SCARS Editorial Team2025-03-17T10:35:37-04:00March 17th, 2025|Categories: • PSYCHOLOGY, • FEATURED ARTICLE, • FOR SCAM VICTIMS, 2025, ARTICLE, Tim McGuinness PhD, Vianey Gonzalez B.Sc(Psych)|Tags: Anger, Emotions, Monsters of the Id, Rage, Recovery Psychology, Sabotage, Scam Victim Recovery, Scam Victims| Read More 4
Talking to Yourself and How It Helps Scam Victims – 2025 SCARS Editorial Team2025-03-10T16:53:30-04:00March 10th, 2025|Categories: • PSYCHOLOGY, • FEATURED ARTICLE, • FOR SCAM VICTIMS, 2025, ARTICLE, Tim McGuinness PhD, Vianey Gonzalez B.Sc(Psych)|Tags: Recovery Psychology, Scam Victim Recovery, Scam Victims, Talking to Yourself| Read More 2
Eremitism – Living in Solitude while Healing for Scam Victims – 2025 SCARS Editorial Team2025-03-06T05:59:11-05:00March 6th, 2025|Categories: • PSYCHOLOGY, • FEATURED ARTICLE, • FOR SCAM VICTIMS, 2025, ARTICLE, Tim McGuinness PhD|Tags: Eremitism, Isolation, Psychology, Recovery Psychology, Scam Victim Recovery, Scam Victims, Solitude, Trauma| Read More 1
Compassionate Reframing – a Very Important Recovery Tool for Scam Victims – 2025 SCARS Editorial Team2025-03-05T10:54:19-05:00March 5th, 2025|Categories: • PSYCHOLOGY, • FEATURED ARTICLE, • FOR SCAM VICTIMS, 2025, ARTICLE, Tim McGuinness PhD, Vianey Gonzalez B.Sc(Psych)|Tags: Compassionate Reframing, Negative Thoughts, Recovery Psychology, Scam Victim Recovery, Scam Victims| Read More 0
A Sense of Impending Doom and Scam Victims – 2025 SCARS Editorial Team2025-03-05T04:57:46-05:00March 5th, 2025|Categories: • PSYCHOLOGY, • FEATURED ARTICLE, • FOR SCAM VICTIMS, 2025, ARTICLE, Tim McGuinness PhD|Tags: Amygdala, Depression, Paranoia, Recovery Psychology, Scam Victim Recovery, Scam Victims, Sense of Impending Doom, Trauma, Triggers| Read More 1
Accepting Responsibility is the Adventure for Scam Victims on the Road to Recovery – 2025 SCARS Editorial Team2025-03-03T06:46:38-05:00March 3rd, 2025|Categories: • PSYCHOLOGY, • FEATURED ARTICLE, • FOR SCAM VICTIMS, 2025, ARTICLE, Tim McGuinness PhD|Tags: Adventure, Recovery Psychology, Responsibility, Scam Victim Recovery, Scam Victims| Read More 1
Understanding the Artificial Barriers to Recovery that Many Scam Victims Create – 2025 SCARS Editorial Team2025-03-02T17:31:55-05:00March 2nd, 2025|Categories: • PSYCHOLOGY, • FEATURED ARTICLE, • FOR SCAM VICTIMS, 2025, ARTICLE, Tim McGuinness PhD, Vianey Gonzalez B.Sc(Psych)|Tags: Avoidance, Barriers to Recovery, Denial, Recovery Psychology, Scam Victim Recovery, Scam Victim Recovery Psychology, Scam Victims| Read More 3
The Three Rules of Change for Scam Victims in Recovery – 2025 SCARS Editorial Team2025-03-02T06:49:53-05:00March 2nd, 2025|Categories: • PSYCHOLOGY, • FEATURED ARTICLE, • FOR SCAM VICTIMS, 2025, ARTICLE, Tim McGuinness PhD, Vianey Gonzalez B.Sc(Psych)|Tags: Change, Mel Robbins, Recovery Psychology, Scam Victim Recovery, Scam Victims, Three Rules| Read More 1
Jōhatsu 蒸発 – When Japanese Scam Victims Disappear – A Unique Coping Mechanism – 2025 SCARS Editorial Team2025-02-27T01:48:05-05:00February 27th, 2025|Categories: • PSYCHOLOGY, • FEATURED ARTICLE, • FOR SCAM VICTIMS, 2025, ARTICLE, JAPAN, Tim McGuinness PhD|Tags: Coping Mechanism, Disappear, Japan, Japanese Scam Victims, Johatsu, Recovery Psychology, Scam Victim Recovery, Shame| Read More 1
The Loss of Future Thinking in Scam Victims and How to Regain It through Recovery – 2025 SCARS Editorial Team2025-02-26T06:57:38-05:00February 26th, 2025|Categories: • PSYCHOLOGY, • FEATURED ARTICLE, • FOR SCAM VICTIMS, 2025, ARTICLE, Tim McGuinness PhD|Tags: Financial Loss, Future Thinking, Recovery Psychology, Scam Victim Recovery, Scam Victims| Read More 2
Nihilism and the Darker Side for Traumatized Scam Victims After a Relationship Scam – 2025 SCARS Editorial Team2025-02-23T19:45:42-05:00February 23rd, 2025|Categories: Tim McGuinness PhD, • FEATURED ARTICLE, • FOR SCAM VICTIMS, • PSYCHOLOGY, 2025, ARTICLE, Vianey Gonzalez B.Sc(Psych)|Tags: Mental Health, Nihilism, Psychology, Recovery Psychology, Scam Victim Recovery, Scam Victims, Self Destruction| Read More 0
How to Kill ANTs in Your Brain (Automatic Negative Thoughts) for Scam Victims – 2025 SCARS Editorial Team2025-02-22T03:04:03-05:00February 22nd, 2025|Categories: • PSYCHOLOGY, • FEATURED ARTICLE, • FOR SCAM VICTIMS, 2025, ARTICLE, Tim McGuinness PhD, Vianey Gonzalez B.Sc(Psych)|Tags: Automatic Negative Thoughts, Default Mode, Psychology, Recovery Psychology, Scam Victim Recovery, Scam Victims, The Brain| Read More 2
A Life Gone Into Chaos and How to Restore Order for Scam Victims in Recovery – 2025 SCARS Editorial Team2025-02-20T05:53:11-05:00February 20th, 2025|Categories: • PSYCHOLOGY, • FEATURED ARTICLE, • FOR SCAM VICTIMS, 2025, ARTICLE, Tim McGuinness PhD|Tags: Chaos, Control, Order, Recovery Psychology, Scam Victim Recovery, Scam Victim Recovery Psychology, Scam Victims| Read More 1
Letting Go of the Past for Scam Victims – Adapted from Jordan Petersons’ 5 Steps for Seniors – 2025 SCARS Editorial Team2025-02-19T21:35:08-05:00February 19th, 2025|Categories: • PSYCHOLOGY, • FEATURED ARTICLE, • FOR SCAM VICTIMS, 2025, Additional Authors, ARTICLE, Tim McGuinness PhD|Tags: Letting Go, Recovery Psychology, Scam Victim Recovery, Scam Victims| Read More 1
Essential Tribalism in Scam Victim Support Groups – Being a Member of the Support Tribe – 2025 SCARS Editorial Team2025-02-14T13:45:53-05:00February 14th, 2025|Categories: Tim McGuinness PhD, • FEATURED ARTICLE, • FOR SCAM VICTIMS, • PSYCHOLOGY, 2025, ARTICLE, Vianey Gonzalez B.Sc(Psych)|Tags: Recovery Psychology, Scam Victim Recovery, Scam Victims, Support Group, Tattoo, Tribes| Read More 3
When Fear Turns into Anger: What It Does to Scam Victims After the Scam – 2025 SCARS Editorial Team2025-02-11T20:20:53-05:00February 11th, 2025|Categories: Tim McGuinness PhD, • FEATURED ARTICLE, • FOR SCAM VICTIMS, • PSYCHOLOGY, 2025, ARTICLE|Tags: Anger, Fear, Hate, Messiah Complex, Rage, Recovery Psychology, Savior Syndrome, Scam Victim Recovery, Scam Victims| Read More 0
Courting the Wild Twin – a Novel Perspective on the Duality of Scam Victim Recovery – 2025 SCARS Editorial Team2025-02-07T14:07:30-05:00February 7th, 2025|Categories: Tim McGuinness PhD, • FEATURED ARTICLE, • FOR SCAM VICTIMS, • PHILOSOPHY, 2025, ARTICLE|Tags: Philosophy of Recovery, Recovery Psychology, Scam Victim Recovery| Read More 2
